Archive for February 2018
Key fish businesses looking for buyers
TWO key fish businesses could soon be on the market, according to weekend reports. The brewing giant Greene King is said to be ready to cast off the Loch Fyne seafood restaurant chain. Meanwhile, poultry tycoon Ranjit Boparan is considering putting its Irish fish business, Donegal Catch, on the market in a bid to raise £50…
Read MoreFishupdate briefing Friday February 23rd
ENERGY WORLD FIRST FOR NEW WELLBOAT THE Norwegian company Nordlaks is building the world\’s first wellboat powered by Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) propulsion and a battery pack. It says the development will provide significant environmental and climate benefits. Emissions of Co2 are reduced by 30 per cent and by 90 per cent for NoX…
Read MoreNZ seafood 'facing best future yet’
THE New Zealand seafood industry – both farmed and wild caught – is facing its brightest prospects for many years, a government report has said. The report, released by the Ministry for Primary Industries, paints a positive picture on nearly all fronts. The Ministry says it expects a 4.4 per cent increase in seafood exports to NZ $1.8 billion this year and…
Read MoreFishing concern over new Co2 tax
NORWAY\’s fishing fleet is facing the prospect of higher taxes on carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions which the owners say will place an unfair burden on the industry. Environment minister Ola Elvestuen has promised to come up with compensation measures, but so far it is cutting little ice with some of the fishing companies who will…
Read MoreGrieg loses 21,700 fish from Skye site
GRIEG Seafood lost about 21,700 salmon in an escape from its Loch Snizort site, near Skye, the company said. The fish, weighing an average 2kg, escaped through a hole in a net, discovered by a diver during a routine check at the farm on February 11. A report was submitted to the government agency Marine…
Read MoreTuesday, February 20, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES TUESDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 677 TODAY KILOS: 33850 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 8 44 625 – SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL Large 2.40 2.50…
Read MoreTuesday, February 20, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICE Tuesday 20.02.18 Boats 4 Consignments 1 Boxes 2255 Cod Large £2.60 – £3.50 Cod Medium £2.40 – £2.80 Cod Selected £2.30 – £2.80 Cod Small £2.00 – £3.00 Haddock Large £2.75 – £3.00 Haddock Medium £2.75 – £3.00 Haddock Selected £3.25 – £3.35 Seed £3.25 Chippers £3.00 Metros £2.00 Round Haddock 75p…
Read MoreTassal joins global salmon group
AUSTRALIAN salmon farmer Tassal has joined the Global Salmon Initiative, a collective of 17 producers from around the world. The GSI, established in 2013 to improve industry sustainability, has expanded by more than 40 per cent in seven months and includes eight associate members. It represents 55 per cent of the global salmon production industry,…
Read MoreCanadian fish farmers welcome review
CANADA’S seafood farmers have openly welcomed a new federal government review of science based decision making in aquaculture. Timothy Kennedy, executive director of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA), said: ‘Aquaculture in Canada today is leading the way with science and the very highest environmental, food safety and social standards. ‘Working in partnership with Fisheries…
Read MoreBakkafrost hails ‘excellent’ Q4 results
THE Faroese salmon farming company Bakkafrost Group today announced a total operating profit (EBIT) of 331.2 million Danish kroners in the final quarter of 2017 – down from the corresponding 2016 quarter of DKK 349.6 million, mainly due to the fall in salmon prices. The Q4 harvested volumes totalled 11,5000 tonnes (12,900 tonnes in Q4 2016) gutted weight, while combined farming and VAP segments made…
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